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Title: Evidence of exchange bias effect originating from the interaction between antiferromagnetic core and spin glass shell

Journal Article · · Journal of Applied Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4887120· OSTI ID:22308970
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  1. School of Physics and Electronics, Institute of Optoelectronic Materials and Technology, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000 (China)
  2. Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures, College of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093 (China)

Spin glass behavior and exchange bias effect have been observed in antiferromagnetic SrMn{sub 3}O{sub 6−x} nanoribbons synthesized via a self-sacrificing template process. The magnetic field dependence of thermoremanent magnetization and isothermal remanent magnetization shows that the sample is good correspondence to spin glass and diluted antiferromagnetic system for the applied field H < 2 T and H > 2 T, respectively. By detailed analysis of training effect using Binek's model, we argue that the observed exchange bias effect in SrMn{sub 3}O{sub 6−x} nanoribbons arises entirely from an interface exchange coupling between the antiferromagnetic core and spin glass shell. The present study is useful for understanding the nature of shell layer and the origin of exchange bias effect in other antiferromagnetic nanosystems as well.

OSTI ID:
22308970
Journal Information:
Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 116, Issue 2; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-8979
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English